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Makua Valley is believed by Hawaiian lore to be the birth place of Hawaiians as well as the jumping off place for souls to the great beyond. The beaches seen here were landing sights for canoes coming from the North shore of Oahu in ancient times. The valley has been under the control of the US Army for many years and only recently opened on occasion for native Hawaiians. All rights apply. FAA watermark will not appear on any product purchased.

My first camera was a Kodak Brownie that I purchased with a $5.00 bill that I found at the age of 12 (69 years ago, so no digital then). My first black and white photos were of the Steinhardt Museum in San Francisco and later the Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl's sailing raft. Needless to say I was hooked. I joined the Air Force in 1960 and traveled throughout Asia. Even after retiring from the Air Force I was still in and out of Asia and Hawaii. My usual choice of 35 mm cameras was by Canon. I've done some 4 X 5 macro photography for a friend's magazine and shot lots of weddings, B Day parties, friend's kids / animals and many other joyous occasions. I'm now retired after working for the government for 42 years so spend a lot of time shooting...